An illegal immigrant has been arrested in connection with the brutal murder of a family of four in their home in upstate New York.
Julio Cesar Pimentel-Soriano, 34, was arrested Sept. 7 and charged with second-degree murder after allegedly using a “sharp object” in the fatal stabbings of the family at their Irondequoit home.
The charred remains of the family, identified as Fraime Ubaldo, 30, Marangely Moreno-Santiago, 26, Evangeline Ubaldo-Moreno, four, and Sebastian Ubaldo-Moreno, two, were discovered in their burned-out home in the early hours of August 31, DailyMail.com previously reported.
Pimentel-Soriano, an immigrant from the Dominican Republic, where he is also wanted for another 2019 murder, illegally entered Puerto Rico, where he obtained a fake New York ID, according to the Irondequoit Police Department.
“With that identification, he was free to travel from Puerto Rico to the continental United States,” authorities said.
Julio Cesar Pimentel-Soriano, 34, was arrested Sept. 7 and charged with second-degree murder after allegedly using a “sharp object” in the fatal stabbings of the family at their Irondequoit home.
The Ubaldo-Morenos’ remains were discovered in their home, but police ruled their deaths homicides after finding horrific stab wounds.
Investigators confirmed the gruesome deaths that left veteran police officers shaken were homicides after discovering stab wounds to the neck and chest of each victim, the police department said. The New York Post.
Deputy District Attorney Perry Duckles has said the police department is searching for a second person involved in the killings.
“I don’t think it was a coincidence. I think there is a motive. We’re still investigating what that motive is,” Duckles said. BAM!.
Authorities also say Pimentel-Soriano operated under the alias Rafael Jose Vargas and had connections in Rochester.
Deputy District Attorney Perry Duckles has said the police department is searching for a second person involved in the killings.
So far, no official charge has been announced for the brutal murders.
In the days after the family’s killing, relatives and friends gathered to honor the deceased with an impromptu vigil featuring balloons and stuffed animals outside their home on Knapp Avenue.
Irondequoit Town Supervisor Andrae Evans said days before the arrest: ‘Our condolences go out to the family, his friends and neighbors.
“Because no one, no one deserves this. And whoever you are who did this, you will be brought to justice.”
Irondequoit Police Chief Scott Peters, who has worked in law enforcement for 32 years, was visibly shaken at a news conference as he described the scene as “the worst I’ve ever seen in my life” and vowed to “bring these monsters to justice.”
According to the The New York PostPimentel-Soriano is being held in the Monroe County Jail without bond and his case has been referred to a grand jury.